TEST OF THE DAY

Q1. Which among the following bank is the first bank to launch the Mudra Card based on the RuPay platform?

 SBI

 Corporation Bank

 Vijaya Bank

 PNB

 HDFC Bank

Solution:

Corporation Bank is the first bank to launch the Mudra Card based on the RuPay platform under the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY).

Q2. ______________ in partnership with Visa launched India’s first co-branded e-commerce credit card

 Flipkart and ICICI Bank

 Snapdeal and ICICI Bank

 Flipkart and HDFC Bank

 Snapdeal and HDFC Bank

 Flipkart and Axis Bank

Solution:

Snapdeal and HDFC Bank in partnership with Visa launched the India’s first co-branded e-commerce credit card.

Q3. The Data centre of which bank has achieved the distinction of becoming the country's first Platinum rated project under IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) Green Data Centre Rating System?

 Karnataka

 Axis Bank

 Bank of Baroda

 ICICI Bank

 State Bank of India

Solution:

The ICICI Bank Data Centre in Hyderabad has achieved the distinction of becoming the country's first Platinum rated project under IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) Green Data Centre Rating System. Prem C Jain, Chairman, IGBC presented IGBC plaque to Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO, ICICI Bank at a programme organized on recently in Hyderabad. IGBC Green Data Centre Rating System would facilitate in providing tremendous tangible and intangible benefits.

Q4. In which among the following state government and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has signed an agreement for the Rs 43,129 crore Barmer refinery in the presence of Union Minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan?

 Rajasthan

 Haryana

 Bihar

 West Bengal

 Gujarat

Solution:

In Rajasthan, the state government and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has signed an agreement for the Rs 43,129 crore Barmer refinery in the presence of Union Minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in a ceremony held in Jaipur. The Barmer refinery will be the first in the country to produce BS-6 standard fuel. The state government will have 26% stake in the project while rest will be held by HPCL. The government has made 4800-acre land available at Pachpadra for the project.

Q5. Uttar Pradesh government has changed the name of Gorakhpur and Agra Airports as well as the name of the department of welfare of the differently abled. The Gorakhpur Airforce Station has been renamed as _______________ after the founder of the Nath monastic movement.

 Madan Mohan Airport

 Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

 Mahayogi Goraknath Airport

 Adityanath Airport

 None of the given options is true

Solution:

In the third meeting of the Uttar Pradesh cabinet, the UP government changed the name of Gorakhpur and Agra Airports as well as the name of the department of welfare of the differently abled. The Gorakhpur Airforce Station has been renamed as Mahayogi Goraknath Airport after the founder of the Nath monastic movement. Likewise, the Agra Airport will be renamed after Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay airport. The Department of Disabled Welfare will now be known as 'Divyang Jan Vikas Empowerment'.

Directions (6-10): Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below. 
Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting in a row facing north but not necessary in the same order. No two successive students are sitting together according to alphabetical order. For Example: A does not sit with B; similarly, B does not sit with C and so on.
They also like different sports like Hockey, Badminton, Swimming, Chess, Football, Volleyball, Tennis, and Cricket but not necessary in the same order. Either D or B sits at the extreme end of the row. A likes cricket and sits second from the left end of the row. D sits third to left of one who likes Tennis. B sits third to left of G, who likes Volleyball. G does not sit the extreme end of the line. The one who likes football sits second to left of F. E does not sit any of the extreme end of the line. One of the immediate neighbors of B likes Chess. F does not like Chess. The one who likes Swimming sits second to right of one who likes Hockey.

 Q6. Which of the following student is sitting third to the right of one who likes Chess?

 E

 G

 C

 B

 F

Solution:
(6-10)

Q7. How many students sit between D and E?

 One

 Two

 Three

 More than three

 None of these

Q8. D likes which of the following sports?

 Football

 Swimming

 Hockey

 Chess

 None of these

Q9. Who among following sits immediate left of B?

 A

 The one who likes Swimming

 H

 The one who likes Volleyball.

 F

Q10. Who among following likes Chess?

 D

 A

 F

 B

 H

Directions (11-15): Study the information carefully and answer the following questions. 
 A total of 1650 employees are working in a mechanical company in florida, US. The ratio of male employees to female employees is 86 : 79. There are total 5 departments in the company i.e. Designing, Quality, Production, Maintenance and HR. Total 198 males work in “Designing department”. 18% employees works in quality department, in which male to female ratio is 5 : 4. In Maintenance department, 77 males are working and the number of females in this department is 5/7 of the number of males. The number of males in quality department is equal to number of females in designing department. The number of males of Maintenance department is half of the number of males in HR department. Male to female ratio in production department is 14 : 19.

 Q11. No. of males in production department is how much more than females in designing department?

 99

 91

 109

 105

 None of these

Solution:
(11-15)

Required difference = 266 – 165 = 101

Q12. Females in production department is what percent of total number of females in the company (approximate)?

 44.7%

 45.7%

 48.9%

 49.2%

 38.9%

Solution:

Q13. No. of Females in Maintenance department is what percent less than the no. of females in designing department?

 

 

 

 70

 None of these

Solution:

Q14. What is the difference between no. of male employees of Designing, Quality and HR department together and no. of females of Designing, Maintenance and production department together.

 54

 64

 35

 96

 None of these

Solution:

No. of males in designing, quality and HR departments = 198+ 165 + 154 = 517
No. of females in Designing, maintenance and production department = 361 + 55 + 165 = 581
Difference = 64

Q15. If the 5/12 of the females of the quality department are shifted to HR department. Then males in HR department is what times of no. of females in the same department. (round off to 2 decimal places).

 1.07

 1.17

 1.27

 1.37

 None of these

Solution:

Directions (16-20): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 

 Q16. Drawing attention to the pitfalls of __________ solely on Uranium as a fuel for nuclear reactors, Indian scientists warned that Uranium will not last for long and thus research on Thorium as its __________ must be revived.

 using, substitute

 believing, replacement

 depending, reserve

 reckoning, option

 relying, alternative

Solution:

Option E is the correct choice. Relying means depend on with full trust or confidence.
As Uranium has some drawbacks so thorium is viewed as its alternative.

Q17. In an effort to provide __________ for high education to all, most of the universities have been providing education without adequate infrastructure, thus churning our __________ graduates every year.

 chances, fresh

 platform, capable

 opportunities, unemployable

 prospects, eligible

 policy, incompetent

Solution:

Option a,b,d can be eliminated easily as it is clear that second blank needs  a negative word.
Option C thus is the correct choice.

Q18. The move to allow dumping of mercury __________ an outcry from residents of the area who __________ that high levels of mercury will affect their health and destroy will affect their health and destroy ecologically sensitive forest area.

 resulted, insist

 provoked, fear

 incited, determined

 activated, accept

 angered, belief

Solution:

Option B .
Residents of the area in afraid of ill effects of mercury on health.

Q19. __________ has been taken against some wholesale drug dealers for dealing in surgical items without a valid license and maintaining a stock of __________ drugs.

 Note, overwhelming

 Step, impressive

 Execution, outdated

 Action, expired

 Lawsuit, invalid

Solution:

 Option D is the correct choice. Only 'outdated', expired' and 'invalid' are applicable in the second blank. Among the three options, only 'action' is suitable in the first blank because of the use of the words 'has been taken' after the blank. So, Option D is the best answer.

Q20. Even as the __________ elsewhere in the world are struggling to come out of recession, Indian consumers are splurging on consumer goods and to __________ this growth, companies are investing heavily in various sectors.

 economies, meet

 countries, inhibit

 governments, measure

 nations, inflict

 companies, counter

Solution:

Except Option E, all the other words are suitable in the first blank. But for second blank, Only A is suitable because companies don't try to reduce the growth.